Cream-separator-core cleaner.



L. L. STAHL.

ORBAM SEPARATOB UORE CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 8, 1908.

Patented Aug. 31, 1909.

` WJTNESSES LEONARD L. STAHL, 0F MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA.

CREAM-SEPARATOR-CORE CLEANER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led September 8, 1908. Serial No. 452,021.

To all whom it may concern:

.Ee it known that I, LEONARD L. STAHL, a-

Vcitizen of the United States, residing at Mitchell, in the county ofDavison and State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Cream-Separator-Core Cleaners; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in cleaning devicesand more particularly to that class adapted to be used for cleaningcores of cream separators, and my object is to provideV means forintroducing water into the separator and in engagement with the cores.

A further object is to provide means for supporting the water-containingreceptacle in position on the separator and a still further object is toso arrange the parts of the water-containing device, whereby the weightof the volume of water will be utilized kin depositing the water inengagement with the cores with considerable force, and a still furtherobject is to provide suitable outlet ports` for the water-containingreceptacle, whereby the water may be introduced into engagement with thecores in streams.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter referred to and moreparticularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawing I have shown a vertical central sectionalview through the cleaning attachment.

In the drawing, l indicates the water receptacle, which is preferablytapered inwardly from its upper to its lower end, the upper end of thereceptacle being open, while the lower end thereof is provided with a,closure 2.

Placed at suitable intervals in the wall of the receptacle l, areopeningsV 3, through which the water passes into engagement with theusual form of cores (not shown) and by forming the openings of theproper proportion, the water will be directed into engagement with. saidcores in streams or jets and rests on the upper edge of the bowl.

by upwardly increasing the diameter of the receptacle toward its upperend, its containing capacity will be correspondingly increased, and theweight of thevolume of water will be utilized for delivering the waterupon the cores with considerable force as previously stated.

In applying the water receptacle in position to introduce the water intoengagement with the cores of the separator, the receptacle is providedwith a hood 4, the upper end of the hood being attached to thereceptacle l adjacent the upper end of the receptacle, while the lowerend of the hood is provided with an Yinwardly extending shoulder 5,which shoulder terminates at its linner edge in a depending flange 6 andin placing the hood in position over the separator, the shoulder 5 restson the upper edge of the usual form of bowl employed to hold the cores,while the flange 6 extends into the bowl and holds the hood in positionthereon. When the cores are being cleaned, the hood 4 is introduced overthe upper end of the bowl of the separator and the flange 6 introducedinto the bowl until the shoulder 5 The receptacle l is then iilled withwater and the parts of the separator rapidly rotated, as when the creamis being separated from the milk, which operation will violently agitatethe waterand thoroughly cleanse the cores, the force of the streams ofwater being also employed for cleansing the cores.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a very cheap and economicalmeans for thoroughly cleaning the cores. of cream separators and onethat can be applied on any form of machine and it will likewise be seenthat by tapering the water-containing receptacle as shown, the weight ofthe volume of water will be utilized in forcing the water in engagementwith the cores and thereby assist in the cleansing process.

What I claim is:

A device of the character described, comprising an inner approximatelyfunnel shaped receptacle, flaring upwardly from its lower end toward itsupper end, said lower Patented Aug. 31, 1909.

end beng'closed, said receptacle having nu; In testimony Whereoj1 I havesigned my merous apertures through its sides, and an name to thisspeoication in the presence of l@ outer easing having its upper closedend intwo subscribing witnesses.

elined and connected to said receptacle, said receptacle having acylindrical body portion LEONARD L' STAHL' with its lower edge steppedand terminating- Witnesses:

at a point above the bottom of said recep.- W. I. VILSON,

taele. W. M. HERBERT.

